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Sunday, September 1, 2013

The first paragraph of my first post, K-Cup Drawer Organization, still says it all;"Dave and I often hear.... "How did you do that?", "I want the recipe!", "I would love to see your pictures"..... so we decided to make a place to share. Welcome to A Peek Into My Paradise. A place for Dave and I to share some of our ideas, Pinterest success and flops, pictures and the various passions in life.

I remember thinking, "I wonder if anyone will even read what I share"- 365 days later, A Peek Into My Paradise has over 109,000 page views! I look back to that very first post to now and can see the growth of my posts and photos. Thank you for sticking with me on this wonderful adventure the past year! I have a binder filled with future posts ideas and can't wait to share them with you! I hope you will stick with me for another year and beyond! Authoring A Peek Into My Paradise as enriched my life in so many ways; and one of those is a huge circle of blogging buddies!

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Monday, August 26, 2013

A few days ago I was a guest blogger, and I shared these wonderful Chocolate Frosted Shortbread Bites. Well, I wanted to share them with all of you also, so here they are!! These tiny cookies are the perfect little snack for mid morning or after school or pretty much any time! They have a deep buttery taste, and the little bit of chocolate
provided a top layer of yummy flavor! I know you are going to love
these simple treats!

Chocolate Topped Shortbread Bites

(adapted from Wilton)

1 cup Butter

3/4 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

2 1/2 cups Flour
2/3 cup Chocolate Chips-melted

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter, sugar and vanilla together.

Add your flour and mix until dough is smooth.

I used this silicone pan to make my bites.Spray the pan with pan spray. You could also roll out the dough and
cut the dough into small squares before cooking.

I just eyeballed the size when I made these balls.

I made one, and then pressed it into the mold.

As long as it covers the bottom and is 1/8" thick,

your cookies will be good.

I thought it was great that I was making

24 cookies at one time!

Cook for 10-15 minutes or until light brown.

Don't over cook. They will get very hard.
Let cool.
Melt your chocolate while your
cookies are baking and cooling.

Pipe a dollop of chocolate on top of each square.
Let the chocolate set up a little.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Hi everyone! I am guest posting today over at Melissa's Cuisine. I made some shortbread cookies topped with chocolate frosting that I am sure you will love. They are easy to make and they make a great presentation! Plus, they are sooooo good!

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Today I am participating in the Behind The Curtain Dessert Challenge. This is a fun challenge that really gets your creativity flowing. This months two ingredients? Peaches and Cream. Can you say yum!? I wanted to make something special, and several different ideas came to mind, but these Creamy Peach Hand Pies were the clear winner! They are simple to make (I used ready made pie crust), incredibly cute, and you can be sure that whoever tastes these pies will love them!

I knew a milestone like this was cause for a HUGE celebration on the blog. And when I say celebration, you all really know that I mean GIVEAWAY!

I asked just *a few* of my favorite bloggy friends to join the party and help me in celebrating. How are we celebrating? By helping one of you make your Pinterest dreams a reality with a $400 Paypal Cash Giveaway- the biggest giveaway ever hosted on Frugal Foodie Mama!

How many of you all have Pinterest projects and ideas that you have had pinned for months, longing to do them, but maybe the price tag is holding you back?

*Raising hand here*

Would $400 to spend any way and anywhere you would like help out just a little with that?

Yeah.... I thought so. ;)

Of course if you win, you can spend the Paypal cash any way that you would like. But how fun would it be to finally splurge on a little something you have had pinned away on one of your Pinterest boards??

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Do you like Biscoff? I just love it! I keep waiting for the time I am grocery shopping, and I don't buy 2 jars! I think it is clearly on it's way to being an obsession for me. So I guess I will have to feed this craziness until it stops. It's the only thing I can do! :) I am also loving toffee and popcorn right now, so I thought I would put them all together, and make the ultimate treat! So, yum!

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